Unit 05 Exam Review

A direct result of European exploration was

• a unified European system of paper currency

• the creation of a large European free trade zone

• the division of European states over religious issues

• a competition for colonies among European leaders

How did European exploration of the Americas change trade patterns?

• The Indian Ocean slavery trade collapsed.

• The Ming dynasty halted all overseas exploration.

• The Europeans developed a global commercial network.

• The Catholic Church divided trade routes along the equator.

In the fifteenth century, the Ming dynasty excelled at

• mining

• weaponry

• shipbuilding

• clock making

The development of the Ottoman Empire in the early eleventh century signified the re-formation of a political empire controlled by

• Arabs

• Byzantines

• Mongols

• Muslims

Religious practices of the Aztecs were influenced by

• conquistadores from Spain

• Aztec contact with Incan traders

• earlier Toltec and Zapotec civilizations

• Catholic missionaries living in the Americas

How did the Portuguese and Spanish make money from their Latin American colonies?

• farming and mining

• buying and selling land

• selling enslaved people

• governing the colonies

The Inca Empire kept historical records with

• knotted strings.

• written accounts.

• calendars.

• painted bark.

What were the most important Latin American natural resources for Spain?

• manufactured goods

• sugar, diamonds, and animal hides

• gold and silver

• tobacco

What other countries settled in the Americas, challenging the financial control enjoyed by the Spanish and Portuguese?

• Netherlands, France, and England

• Germany and Austria

• China and India

• Eastern Africa and the Gold Coast

The conquistadors’ main advantage over the Aztec and Inca empires was their

• knowledge of the territory.

• vast army size.

• types of weaponry.

• superior intelligence.